Associations to the word «Hobgoblin»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
HOBGOBLIN, noun. A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
HOBGOBLIN, noun. (by extension) A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.
Dictionary definition
HOBGOBLIN, noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
HOBGOBLIN, noun. An object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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